Harry Browne Quotes
Government doesn't work. You work, I work, Federal Express works, Microsoft works, the Salvation Army works, Alcoholics Anonymous works, but government doesn't.
Everyone will experience the consequences of his own acts. If his acts are right, he'll get good consequences; if they're not, he'll suffer for it.
What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
Once upon a time, government budgets were balanced, our money was sound, the streets were safe, and taxes imposed by all levels of government took less than 10% of our income.
Each person is living for himself; his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.
Not only can no one predict the future, we don't understand the present - and there isn't even any certainty about the past.
There was no military reason to drop atomic bombs on Japan. They were used as terrorist weapons - killing innocent people to influence other people.
Voluntary association produces the free market - where each person can choose among a multitude of possibilities.
Government doesn't work. That's the first lesson we must learn if we want to improve society.
Can you think of a single area of government in which George Bush hasn't already made things worse than Bill Clinton did?
World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
I'm sorry that I can't snap my fingers and undo 50 years of bad American foreign policy.
If the Fed had a war on abortion like its war on poverty or war on drugs, within five years men would be having abortions!
While most people in TV, radio, and the press have treated me wonderfully, some of the most important people want to pretend I don't exist.
I have no temptation to vote, to campaign, to try and stop a candidate who promises new follies.
For most of our history, Americans enjoyed both liberty and security from foreign threats.
You owe it to yourself to be the best person possible. Because if you are, others will want to be with you, want to provide you with the things you want in exchange for what you're giving to them.
I'm old enough to remember the end of World War II. On Aug. 14, 1946, a year after the Japanese were defeated, most newspapers and magazines had single articles commemorating the end of the war.
A secure individual... knows that the responsibility for anything concerning his life remains with himself-and he accepts that responsibility.
The American way was for commerce, personal relationships, and religion to be voluntary. No one was forced to participate in something he didn't want.
Security... it's simply the recognition that changes will take place and the knowledge that you're willing to deal with whatever happens.
Since no one but you can know what's best for you, government control can't make your life better.
A free and prosperous society has no fear of anyone entering it. But a welfare state is scared to death of every poor person who tries to get in and every rich person who tries to get out.